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and that also has to do with the economy. if the economy is doing well, there's more money sloshing around, you're going to see more speculation and you're going to see more business. >> reporter: are any elements of the election being priced into corn at this moment, or is this all drought and supply and demand driven? >> we are in harvest mode right now, so we're just really more concerned with what the bushel counter is saying in the combine than what legislator is saying on the stump. so right now, we're just trading harvest and what we think, and ultimately what we think the crop will be when we pull it out of the ground. >> reporter: scott, thanks so much. >> all right. thank you. >> tom: tomorrow, "politics in the pits" continues from chicago's livestock trading pits-- presidential politics, cattle, and pork bellies. the secutiesnd exchange commission is taking a closer look this fall at the systems and computer programs brokerage firms use to place orders. the move comes after the big trading trouble at knight capital
and that also has to do with the economy. if the economy is doing well, there's more money sloshing around, you're going to see more speculation and you're going to see more business. >> reporter: are any elements of the election being priced into corn at this moment, or is this all drought and supply and demand driven? >> we are in harvest mode right now, so we're just really more concerned with what the bushel counter is saying in the combine than what legislator is saying on the...
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the economy. as to the specific measures that they undertake, old habits die hard and respecting the independence of the federal reserve, you're not going to get me to make a comment, evaluating those measures one way or the other, but i think that the judgment that monetary policy should be oriented to domestic economic strength is the right basic approach for monetary policy to take. >> does it surprise you to see the euro at $1.28 to $1.30, because that surprises me. >> i've long ago given up being surprised by currency values. the only forecast you can make is the famous jpmorgan forecast that they will fluctuate. >> i know that you are going to be looking at tax reform and the idea of whether or not we can cut marginal rates because this has been so discussed in this election cycle. mitt romney has laid out a plan to bring down marginal rates and try and get rid of a lot of the deductions. does that work in your opinion? >> look, i think we always want marginal rates as low as we can have the
the economy. as to the specific measures that they undertake, old habits die hard and respecting the independence of the federal reserve, you're not going to get me to make a comment, evaluating those measures one way or the other, but i think that the judgment that monetary policy should be oriented to domestic economic strength is the right basic approach for monetary policy to take. >> does it surprise you to see the euro at $1.28 to $1.30, because that surprises me. >> i've long...
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economy before today's data. but it does make you worry some when you see those cap ex numbers, the shipments and the core capital goods orders and it is revisions to them. but i do think that that is more sentiment based and that as we come through this next couple of months, that you'll start to see a more -- people more apt to look at the dollar as the right place to be. >> mike murphy, go ahead. >> fundamentally, i'm agreeing with you on a lot of the points. but the old saying, don't fight the fed, you look at what's going on, there's talk that china is going to add additional stimulus tonight. but looking at this trade, if stimulus keeps coming into the market, gold is up almost 1.5% today. across the board, commodities are up. isn't it hard to be on the other side of bernanke, the ecb and china all at once? >> we tend to look at commodities as being a supply demand play. and when we look at demand, supply is adequate in most of these commodities. when we look at demand coming mostly from china, in a lot of
economy before today's data. but it does make you worry some when you see those cap ex numbers, the shipments and the core capital goods orders and it is revisions to them. but i do think that that is more sentiment based and that as we come through this next couple of months, that you'll start to see a more -- people more apt to look at the dollar as the right place to be. >> mike murphy, go ahead. >> fundamentally, i'm agreeing with you on a lot of the points. but the old saying,...
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bigger than the economy, but how does that shrink the economy or limited growth rate? >> here's how you expand gdp. you expand gdp by an increase of population and an increase in productivity, so all those assets being used to lend money to the government, those are assets that could be invested to expand collectivity. if you don't increase productivity by raising taxes, you don't increase productivity by changing the schedule and things like that can increase productivity by capital investment and that is simply not happening. the money lent to our government is dead money and is not out investing in productive assets. stuart: are we going to recession? >> it would be hard to argue not. i was having this discussion last night, isn't it odd we see a couple diametrically opposed views of economically growth in washington right now? ben bernanke trying to create the wealth effect. everybody feels more wealthy because the asset prices are going up, that helps the economy come around. by the same token if you look to the democratic side of things, if you look at the other
bigger than the economy, but how does that shrink the economy or limited growth rate? >> here's how you expand gdp. you expand gdp by an increase of population and an increase in productivity, so all those assets being used to lend money to the government, those are assets that could be invested to expand collectivity. if you don't increase productivity by raising taxes, you don't increase productivity by changing the schedule and things like that can increase productivity by capital...
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it cannot take place if you write off half of the economy before you take office. they are not pulling any punches we have their story coming up. >> earthquakes are a current a thousand miles away and that they can trigger aftershocks right here in the bay area. more stories coming up. >> [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. so call now to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price gua
it cannot take place if you write off half of the economy before you take office. they are not pulling any punches we have their story coming up. >> earthquakes are a current a thousand miles away and that they can trigger aftershocks right here in the bay area. more stories coming up. >> [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more...
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for half of the people on the economy, right? that's how the comments were percei perceived. to your question, ed, i want to add, this is not just having a trickledown effect to other senate races. the only shot we have at electing a new woman governor is actually -- >> it's ticket-wide, no question. >> who shouldn't be in a neck and neck race, but is, because of what's going on nationally with the gop. >> keli goff, sam stein. >>> coming up, a hidden video at a mitt romney fund-raiser has sparked controversy about mitt romney's past investments in china. we'll tell you all about it next. yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> up next, new details about mitt romney's past investments in china. >>> and later george w. bush is staying away from the campaign trail, but his trip to the cayman islands could be a headache for mitt. sleep train's inventory clearance sale is
for half of the people on the economy, right? that's how the comments were percei perceived. to your question, ed, i want to add, this is not just having a trickledown effect to other senate races. the only shot we have at electing a new woman governor is actually -- >> it's ticket-wide, no question. >> who shouldn't be in a neck and neck race, but is, because of what's going on nationally with the gop. >> keli goff, sam stein. >>> coming up, a hidden video at a mitt...
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we could grow the economy. that's what governor romney is going to try to do and i think eventually that will be reflected in the polls. >> when i look at my own state, our governor quinn has let a few slips, call them freudian slips almost hinting that should illinois get in big trouble, probably the federal government will find a way to help. this is nothing that i want to hear even talked about indirectly. do you think this will be an issue at some point? >> it could be. and let me be very clear. in nebraska and all across america, i just chaired the national governor's association this past year. americans do not want the federal government to bail out states that have failed, that have failed to adopt a balanced budget, that they continue to raise taxes. that's not what we want as americans. we want states to control their spending, create more jobs. so i certainly don't think the federal government ought to bail out a state like illinois or california if they can't do it themselves. >> governor, it's been
we could grow the economy. that's what governor romney is going to try to do and i think eventually that will be reflected in the polls. >> when i look at my own state, our governor quinn has let a few slips, call them freudian slips almost hinting that should illinois get in big trouble, probably the federal government will find a way to help. this is nothing that i want to hear even talked about indirectly. do you think this will be an issue at some point? >> it could be. and let...
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i want you to help get the economy going. we need to get jobs and deliver affordable health care in an efficient manner. >> as a devout -- i'm a nut cake giants fan. but you have run an amazing franchise down there. >> thank you. >> you have truly run an amazing franchise. i hope the giants beat the patriots twice or three times this year, but you've been a fabulous owner. >> they've been pretty good at beating us. they're a great franchise. and before the patriots were created in 1960, i was a giant fan. that's who i used to watch. >> great stuff. thank you. robert kraft, thank you, sir. you're wonderful to come out here. i appreciate it. very old and dear friend. coming up, we'll play where's obama. no, not where's waldo, where's obama. every world leader is meeting at the u.n. this week and our president has not met with a single one of them. it's an outrage. i think mitt romney is a fool if he doesn't jump on this issue. that's next up on the "kudlow report." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#:
i want you to help get the economy going. we need to get jobs and deliver affordable health care in an efficient manner. >> as a devout -- i'm a nut cake giants fan. but you have run an amazing franchise down there. >> thank you. >> you have truly run an amazing franchise. i hope the giants beat the patriots twice or three times this year, but you've been a fabulous owner. >> they've been pretty good at beating us. they're a great franchise. and before the patriots were...
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billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] ♪ [ laughing ] sleep train's inveis ending soon. sale save 10%, 20%, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. get 2 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. even get free delivery! sleep train stacks the savings high to keep the prices low. but hurry, the...
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this could spell trouble for japan's economy. 2000 credit reports were looked at an discovered one of five people were going to get a score that was dramatically different. there are 49 different fica scores to determine your risk. the bureau says you should shop around in case of underseas a higher score than they think you have. >> people are still talking about the contention with the replaced and graphs and football. did not budge the nfl and talks with the referees. they have made no progress and the controversial monday night ruling. they said the pass was not to an interception. it was a touchdown and the seahawks get the win. there were four straight days of talks. they talked until midnight. there replaced and graphs will stay there. the replacement raffs referees will stay there. we will talk about what is up with the giants. >> we will take a quick break, we'll be back in a minute. here's a look break, we'll be back in a minute. here's a look outside there isthis is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us bui
this could spell trouble for japan's economy. 2000 credit reports were looked at an discovered one of five people were going to get a score that was dramatically different. there are 49 different fica scores to determine your risk. the bureau says you should shop around in case of underseas a higher score than they think you have. >> people are still talking about the contention with the replaced and graphs and football. did not budge the nfl and talks with the referees. they have made no...
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you all say you're not happy with the economy at this point. what is different about a second term president obama than a first term? >> well, you are absolutely right. the president is not satisfied. we've come a long way from when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month in january of 2009 when he took office. we've now created five million private sector jobs. we're net positive in terms of jobs. the hole is huge, and we have to not only fill that hole, but create an economy in which the middle class has a chance, and candy, we're not going to get there by going back to the same policy that is we've had befe. >> how are we going to get there? >> we're going to do it by responsibly dealing with these deficits while leaving money to invest and those things we need to grow -- education, research and development, clean energy technology. >> those aren't sort of specific proposals. what i'm asking you is -- >> let's talk about -- >> they haven't passed. >> 100,000 new math and science teachers. we need that to move forward as a country. >> that's a to
you all say you're not happy with the economy at this point. what is different about a second term president obama than a first term? >> well, you are absolutely right. the president is not satisfied. we've come a long way from when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month in january of 2009 when he took office. we've now created five million private sector jobs. we're net positive in terms of jobs. the hole is huge, and we have to not only fill that hole, but create an economy in which the...
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even if the economy gets stronger and you expect the feds to start tightening. that is why tonight we are checking up on a group of stocks that are renowned for beautiful yields. the real estate investment trusts. why? consider the ishares dow jones real estate etf. you can't decide on a single reit so you buy the whole cohort instead. it is up 12.9%. but in the last few weeks, we have been worried because this has been body slammed. we want to know if this is a garden variety pull back or the start of something worse. tonight we are going off the charts to figure out if the real estate investment stakes are done. he is a brilliant technician and perhaps the most reliable guy i have been dealing with on charts. take a look at the iyr daily chart. you can see that over the last few weeks this thing has been put through the proverbial meat grinder. is this a pull back off the recent time or are there signs of something more sinister? there is a developing head and shoulders pattern here. there you go. that is one of the most dreaded topping formations out there. n
even if the economy gets stronger and you expect the feds to start tightening. that is why tonight we are checking up on a group of stocks that are renowned for beautiful yields. the real estate investment trusts. why? consider the ishares dow jones real estate etf. you can't decide on a single reit so you buy the whole cohort instead. it is up 12.9%. but in the last few weeks, we have been worried because this has been body slammed. we want to know if this is a garden variety pull back or the...
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the feds attempt to jump start the economy by any means necessary. think about how the people might have sold in october last year. why doesn't this calendar style of investing interest me to make money? simple. every year there is a way to make money. let me give you examples of why this is a lazy force that is nothing but a lovy blanket. first, when these numbers or patterns were created, the u.s. was in control of its own destiny. our fings ago system is connected with theirs. do you think any of the historical data takes on that shift that we have to deal with? no, do you think i would be ringing a gong five years ago? i think this is kind of a recent event you know. gong show. i cannot recall another time when the federal reserve is taking the step to lower the -- if the economy gets better. that means you have to lower stocks. history shows it has to be one. of course it didn't pay to sell those stocks in september. september is the worst month for investing. third, there is apple. we've never had a $600 billion stock before. we've never had a
the feds attempt to jump start the economy by any means necessary. think about how the people might have sold in october last year. why doesn't this calendar style of investing interest me to make money? simple. every year there is a way to make money. let me give you examples of why this is a lazy force that is nothing but a lovy blanket. first, when these numbers or patterns were created, the u.s. was in control of its own destiny. our fings ago system is connected with theirs. do you think...
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the most important issues are jobs, economy, how you're going to get this economy moving again. so i think on both sides, this has become a false debate over should we tax or should we not tax the wealthy. i think it really takes the focus off the bigger issue, which wealthy voters are really looking at. maybe raise their taxes, maybe not. that's not even what's important for the wealthy themselves. what's important is how to grow again. >> and how do you grow when you're facing $16 trillion in debt? you have to make tough decisions like the entitlements. >> free cell phones. >> give them free cell phones. >> back to the tax question. i think it is key to solving the deficit problem. the tax plan that i would love someone to put forward, and i'm not sure anyone has, is lower every rate and close every loophole. lower every rate on businesses. yes, on millionaires and billionaires. close all the loopholes, which generally favor the wealthy. they favor the large corporations. what that would do, obviously, is broaden the base. but it would help small businesses. >> absolutely. who
the most important issues are jobs, economy, how you're going to get this economy moving again. so i think on both sides, this has become a false debate over should we tax or should we not tax the wealthy. i think it really takes the focus off the bigger issue, which wealthy voters are really looking at. maybe raise their taxes, maybe not. that's not even what's important for the wealthy themselves. what's important is how to grow again. >> and how do you grow when you're facing $16...
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too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office. 15 million more are on food stamps. my job creates 12 million jobs over the next four year. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare, we should measure compassion on how many people are off welfare and able to get a good paying job. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> he cracked it himself. carrie underwood was at a concert in louisville. there was a kid in the audience, holding a sign that said will you be my first kiss? she pulled him on stage. here's what happened. >> 12 years old. >> you got a jump on me. i was 14 when i had my very first kiss. just so you know my husband is somewhere in this building, might be looking for you later. >> how are we going do this? >> lip to lip. >> this is the smartest kid ever! >> close your eyes. >> jimmy: he went for lips. let's show this that video. my research and development
too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office. 15 million more are on food stamps. my job creates 12 million jobs over the next four year. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare, we should measure compassion on how many people are off welfare and able to get a good paying job. i'm mitt romney and i approve this...
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they're not doing that in any sector of the economy. this is clearly blowing smoke. >> j.d., let me give you the last word because we are running out of time. don't you think that with all of the dysfunctionalty that goes on in congress they will find some sort of common ground so we don't have the taxmageddon? >> i don't think anyone has confidence that's the case. we all hope they'll get their act together and prevent this huge tax increase from hitting the economy. no one has any particular confidence. if you're a businessman, you're the labor demand. you're not going to hire anybody without knowing. you're going to wait if you can. most of them can wait. it's just going to get worse. >> all right. gentlemen, thank you both. it is one of the real thorny issues of our time right now as we head toward the election. former credit investment banker was reportedly arrested earlier today by london police. u.s. authorities are criminally charged him back in february alleging he and two other creditors conspired to inflate the value of mortg
they're not doing that in any sector of the economy. this is clearly blowing smoke. >> j.d., let me give you the last word because we are running out of time. don't you think that with all of the dysfunctionalty that goes on in congress they will find some sort of common ground so we don't have the taxmageddon? >> i don't think anyone has confidence that's the case. we all hope they'll get their act together and prevent this huge tax increase from hitting the economy. no one has any...
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economy. my plan has 5 basic parts. one get us north america energy independent, that creates about 4 million jobs. number two open up more trade particularly in latin america, crackdown on china if and when they cheat, number three make sure our people have the skills they need to succeed, and the best schools in the world (we're far away from that now), number four get us to a balanced budget, number 5 champion small business. gov romney's central economic plan calls for a 5 billion dollar tax cut, on top of the extension of the bush tax cuts-- that's another trillion dollars and 2 trillion dollars in military spending that the military hasn;t asked for. that's 8 trillion dollars. how we pay for that, reduce the deficit, make the investments we need to make without dumping those costs on the middle class americans is one of the central questions of this campaign. president barack obama and former governor mitt romney adapted to the new format of debate, six segments of 15 minutes each. the next presidential debate is
economy. my plan has 5 basic parts. one get us north america energy independent, that creates about 4 million jobs. number two open up more trade particularly in latin america, crackdown on china if and when they cheat, number three make sure our people have the skills they need to succeed, and the best schools in the world (we're far away from that now), number four get us to a balanced budget, number 5 champion small business. gov romney's central economic plan calls for a 5 billion dollar...
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and our economy is struggling with prolonged deflation and the higher yen. we need to solve these problems and create a stronger and more affluent japan. that is my mission. >> people in tokyo have expressed mixed feelings about abe's re-election. >> translator: i was for abe, but to be honest i'm surprised he actually got elected. i hope he'll do good work. >> translator: when i look back, i can't expect much from him. >> translator: i'm concerned. abe might not be capable of dealing with diplomatic issues. >>> abe comes from a political family. his grandfather was prime minister, too. shinzo abe was the youngest prime minister of the postwar era. he took office at the age of 52. he visited china and south korea during his tenure and tried to improve relations. abe's grandfather nobusuke kishi led japan in the late 1950s. into 1960. his father shintaro abe served as a foreign minister. abe promised to use his experience to revise the constitution and to reform education. so abe has a lot of political know-how and a profile. shery ahn spoke earlier with our
and our economy is struggling with prolonged deflation and the higher yen. we need to solve these problems and create a stronger and more affluent japan. that is my mission. >> people in tokyo have expressed mixed feelings about abe's re-election. >> translator: i was for abe, but to be honest i'm surprised he actually got elected. i hope he'll do good work. >> translator: when i look back, i can't expect much from him. >> translator: i'm concerned. abe might not be...
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economy. stick around. for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has just finished addressing the u.n., and here is what is making news right now. netanyahu just said iran will have enough enriched uranium to build a bomb by next summer. and he says the world must set a clear "red line" that iran cannot be allowed to cross in its quest for nuclear weapons. of course this is the big political story of the day. but you'd better believe it is something the oil traders are watching very closely as well and could really move those markets
economy. stick around. for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster...
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looking at discover financial and they're coming out with their numbers, basically the economy is improving. fewer borrowers are defaulting on their loans, on the debt. seeing more transactions, confidence has been improving for americans so they have been using their cards a little more. and paying it off. that is the environment we are in. nolast but not least, may deal with paypal, so that will add to their future transactions. for today a great day. ashley: ashley:.i. talking to john mccain about the biggest headwind facing the usa today. liz: can you imagine voting for this interview. wait until you listen come back here what he had to say. not just how we get rid of tax abductions, but all of them except two. but also which industries are mature enough that we should rip the rug out from underneath them and stop giving him all kinds of tax breaks. speaking very candidly with me. i first asked about different kinds of government strategies where government works best with this, here' here is what senator mccain had to say. >> you're picking winners and losers, and obvious in the case o
looking at discover financial and they're coming out with their numbers, basically the economy is improving. fewer borrowers are defaulting on their loans, on the debt. seeing more transactions, confidence has been improving for americans so they have been using their cards a little more. and paying it off. that is the environment we are in. nolast but not least, may deal with paypal, so that will add to their future transactions. for today a great day. ashley: ashley:.i. talking to john mccain...
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you think this is good for the economy? you think he's done -- how would you grade him on the economy? >> i would say this, this president eat done a very, very strong job of walking into a crisis and turning it around. >> sean: what's the grade? >> i would give it an "a." [laughter] i would also say as the president has said it's incomplete because we want to finish the job. so what's the president has done -- sean, you and i know this, the president walked into a mess. >> sean: so did ronald reagan. ronald reagan at this point in his presidency, 8% growth. >> we're not debating ronald reagan. we're debating obama. >> sean: reagan had a worse economy than obama inherited. he said he was inheriting it, and he said he'd fix it. he hasn't fixed it. now we see economic growth, we're heading toward a recession. it's getting worse. $6 trillion in debt, fewer americans working. 17 million more on food stamps. you say he's done a good job and you'd give him a "a." you don't believe that. you don't believe that! >> actually i do. l
you think this is good for the economy? you think he's done -- how would you grade him on the economy? >> i would say this, this president eat done a very, very strong job of walking into a crisis and turning it around. >> sean: what's the grade? >> i would give it an "a." [laughter] i would also say as the president has said it's incomplete because we want to finish the job. so what's the president has done -- sean, you and i know this, the president walked into a...
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i would tell you, i do think the chinese economy in particular, the export economy, is structurally broken. i think that's a big change. i've been going to china since 1995. i think there's a fundamental shift in what's going on. we saw that in the caterpillar numbers. you saw that in the federal express numbers. some people think that's cyclical. i think there's prob a m secular component to it. >> this is a very important point you're making because china's growth has been driven by the export economy. you're saying that it's in trouble, it's broken. >> i'm not saying it's broken. i'm saying there's a transition going on towards consumption exporting to europe and real estate are no longer going to be their drivers nap will probably create more volatility than we've had in the past. >> how easy is it to expect this transition? you're buying in the consumer space. >> yes, and you have the transition of the government. one of the other big messages we picked up over there, particularly in i understondia, emerging market central banks, they're very concerned about what the traditional bank
i would tell you, i do think the chinese economy in particular, the export economy, is structurally broken. i think that's a big change. i've been going to china since 1995. i think there's a fundamental shift in what's going on. we saw that in the caterpillar numbers. you saw that in the federal express numbers. some people think that's cyclical. i think there's prob a m secular component to it. >> this is a very important point you're making because china's growth has been driven by the...
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you should not raise taxes when the economy is in trouble. our economy is in more trouble today. the growth rate last week was a pathetic at 1. 2%. >> very much for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> we finally get to the issue that rich people need the money because they create the jobs. i want to bring in ed and al and steve and chris back into this discussion. i want to bring back chris matthews in denver in terms of hearing the republican spin on this. seeing what seems to be real democratic frustration on this. we're hearing already in terms of the different responses. the romney side is proclaiming victory. the obama campaign does not seem to be doing that. chris? >> when you read "the new york times" tomorrow, you'll see a side bar, strong night for romney. i think it's an objective -- it may be theater, but this is a major campaign event of the entire cycle. maybe the major campaign event treated as a lesson in information or education. it was a campaign event and both sides went at it to win and one side won. i go back to a couple of points. romney was able to get away
you should not raise taxes when the economy is in trouble. our economy is in more trouble today. the growth rate last week was a pathetic at 1. 2%. >> very much for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> we finally get to the issue that rich people need the money because they create the jobs. i want to bring in ed and al and steve and chris back into this discussion. i want to bring back chris matthews in denver in terms of hearing the republican spin on this. seeing what seems...
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growth economy is slowing. if you're used to 5%, 10%, the impact that that has on energy, on materials, on all sorts of things is pretty significant. both for china and its implications for the rest of the world is pretty significant. >> you say 4% to 5% might be a reasonable return expectation in a domestic stock portfolio for next year. if i'm not satisfied with that, i'm greedy, i want more than that, where can i enhance my return under the scenario you predict? >> i would get similar returns still from the high-yield area. high yield acts like equities. you're not really changing your risk profile there but i'm also really interested in the emerging market areas. >> but not china. >> not china itself. that's true. it depends on some of the monetary policy, changes they may now make. but at this point, no, i agree. >> we have to leave it there. you called the market right. you said 15%. that's where we are. thanks for being with us. >>> let's go to seema for a market flash. >> we got a lot of ipos this week.
growth economy is slowing. if you're used to 5%, 10%, the impact that that has on energy, on materials, on all sorts of things is pretty significant. both for china and its implications for the rest of the world is pretty significant. >> you say 4% to 5% might be a reasonable return expectation in a domestic stock portfolio for next year. if i'm not satisfied with that, i'm greedy, i want more than that, where can i enhance my return under the scenario you predict? >> i would get...
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the service sector, the bigger part of the economy. this september number we're expecting, basically a lateral move. 53.7 was our last look and we're also coming off of several other data points. adp was better than expected at 162. high ironic, we stripped away last month's revision. we could argue about the fed in qe 3 but initially re-fis have popped and we're waiting for it, the markets are moving a little bit. equities are 55.1. they've had it. they started to rally. much better than expected. much better than our last look and it's the best number going back to march. march when you had a number of 56.0. we've pretty much taken away the down on equities and we've moved the basis point higher on tens to a middle of five-basis point closing range over the last week and that is at 163. melissa lee, back to you. >> thank you very much, rick santelli. slight pop in the equity market. steve? >> really interesting number here. rick said stronger than expected along with the ism manufacturing number. the business activity number, up to a
the service sector, the bigger part of the economy. this september number we're expecting, basically a lateral move. 53.7 was our last look and we're also coming off of several other data points. adp was better than expected at 162. high ironic, we stripped away last month's revision. we could argue about the fed in qe 3 but initially re-fis have popped and we're waiting for it, the markets are moving a little bit. equities are 55.1. they've had it. they started to rally. much better than...
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dagen: -- how to frame this for a year now, private economy versus government economy. again, read the "wall street journal" editorial page. thank you, dan. good to see you. >> all right. dagen: our next guest says the best bet for investors is to put their money right where the federal reserve is. joining us now is ceo of advisors asset management. overseas 8.9 billion dollars in assets as the company's chief investment officer. scott good of you to be here. how much wind do you think the markets and which markets have at their back because of the federal reserve? what they said with this new policy is really open ended. >> not only is it open ended, but they committed that they would continue this behavior well into any recovery that we would see. and that's probably the big difference of what we saw last week versus the prior fed policy of just going on these bond-buying programs, calling it qe 1, qe 2. dagen: the goal of what the fed is doing to drive longer term interest rates down even more than you would put your money in treasuries, because it is very hard to ge
dagen: -- how to frame this for a year now, private economy versus government economy. again, read the "wall street journal" editorial page. thank you, dan. good to see you. >> all right. dagen: our next guest says the best bet for investors is to put their money right where the federal reserve is. joining us now is ceo of advisors asset management. overseas 8.9 billion dollars in assets as the company's chief investment officer. scott good of you to be here. how much wind do...
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where are they really talking about the economy it's not the economy stupid as they once said it's war and that's all they're talking about and that's an interesting point in terms of the economy what we've heard this conversation turned into is tax is the candidates focused on their tax policies but none of it no amount of taxing is going to get the country out of its fiscal problems in terms of the debt that it faces i'm curious what you think we'll see in the next four years and terms of the consequences of what you essentially call it papering over of which. been a collapse after the panic of zero eight with fed policy and with stimulus and bailouts. well you're seeing it already with bernanke eased record low interest rates and saying that they're not going to go up there doing is they are flooding the economy with more cheap money and devaluing the dollar you know that i guess walking about gold sack how long now and what's gold you know it's it's seventeen seventy seven as we speak and here's our forecast by the way is gold closes out this week at over seventeen hundred and eigh
where are they really talking about the economy it's not the economy stupid as they once said it's war and that's all they're talking about and that's an interesting point in terms of the economy what we've heard this conversation turned into is tax is the candidates focused on their tax policies but none of it no amount of taxing is going to get the country out of its fiscal problems in terms of the debt that it faces i'm curious what you think we'll see in the next four years and terms of the...
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they've seen their economy falling. they've seen very high rates of unemployment. as high as 50% for young people. we also saw violence in athens greece, today as well. they were protesting there as well because you could say, same story. another round of cuts of government spending which will mean lower salaries, pensions that could be affected as well. a lot of the details haven't come out, but they kind of know the story already. this is athens. once again, molotov cocktails as we have seen in the past. tear gas being used by the police to disperse the protesters. a lot of back and forth. that lasted just a couple of hours. it was smaller than we've seen in the past. but once again, two capitals in europe erupting in the last two days, today, in fact over austerity measures being imposed as they try to balance their budgets. >> michelle caruso-cabrera, thank you for that update. beakers, i'm going to you. the worse things get, the more likely it will be that spain actually seeks a bailout, right? borrowing costs have to remain high. 32 basis points rose in spani
they've seen their economy falling. they've seen very high rates of unemployment. as high as 50% for young people. we also saw violence in athens greece, today as well. they were protesting there as well because you could say, same story. another round of cuts of government spending which will mean lower salaries, pensions that could be affected as well. a lot of the details haven't come out, but they kind of know the story already. this is athens. once again, molotov cocktails as we have seen...
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but given the fact that the nfl revenues are up even in a down economy might signal that fans just don't have that in them. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, chris. >>> too costly to do business, comcast says. that's the reason it's cutting up to a thousand jobs and shutting several call centers in northern california. here are the details. three call centers in morgan hill, livermore, and sacramento will close. the company is offering employee jobs at its other west coast offices including in portland, seattle, and denver. comcast does own nbcuniversal and this station. the economy has more than 5,000 employees in california. >>> again today, san francisco's board of supervisors considered altering its building code to allow the construction of the so-called microapartments. we simulated the 300-square-foot floor plan in this video with tape and a couple of volunteers. it fits about a ping-pong table and a small dining room table. the supes postponed the plan. opponents fear the units would boost population density and strain city services. >>> president obama and mitt romney ar
but given the fact that the nfl revenues are up even in a down economy might signal that fans just don't have that in them. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, chris. >>> too costly to do business, comcast says. that's the reason it's cutting up to a thousand jobs and shutting several call centers in northern california. here are the details. three call centers in morgan hill, livermore, and sacramento will close. the company is offering employee jobs at its other west...
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they'll drive the economy the wrong way. and when it came to closing loopholes, the only loophole he was willing to talk about, i wish he had talked about closing the kerry loophole. that would have been an interesting one. that's a big inexcusable one. but instead he said he'd get rid of big bird. as we all know, that's not going to do it. he's just not honest on either the tax side or the revenue side. but, look. i used to work at boston consulting group, too. mitt is a great presenter, and he made a good presentation last night. >> and i assume you have thoughts on -- and i don't want to get too much into the style because that is all anyone's talking about today. but you must have some explanation for why the president appeared the way he did and why he chose to leave out some bullet points that he could have pulled out of his pocket. >> sure, look. i think the president focused on the facts and focused on his accomplishments and his plans for the future. and he was very factual in what he did. and as many people have sa
they'll drive the economy the wrong way. and when it came to closing loopholes, the only loophole he was willing to talk about, i wish he had talked about closing the kerry loophole. that would have been an interesting one. that's a big inexcusable one. but instead he said he'd get rid of big bird. as we all know, that's not going to do it. he's just not honest on either the tax side or the revenue side. but, look. i used to work at boston consulting group, too. mitt is a great presenter, and...
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tonight, cramer is talking to the ceo to get a real read on the economy, just ahead. all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on tweeter. have a question? tweet cramer or send him an e-mail or give us a call at 1800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. >>> here's one area where playing football and managing money have a lot in common. we call it the check down. that's when the quarterback considers whom he should pass the ball to. checking down one receiver after another, find out who's open. who can score. and then hits him while he's uncovered. the best quarterbacks have a list in their heads about who to go to first, second, third, fourth, sometimes even fifth. money managers perform the same check down too. we just don't call it that. you can follow along at action alerts plus, and i do it for this show as i search for ideas that have enough merit to be noted on "mad money." how does it work? okay, today's the beginning of a new quarter but what like to do at the start of the quarter is look at the win
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david: they are all printing more cash in order to pump up the economy. if you believe that leads to bubbles like allen greenspan did, then this bubble is the bubble for all of these. >> is actually a bit better on revenue of 2.9 billion, they were expecting a loss of 46 cents per share. that cash on 2.3 billion, the launch of the blackberry can come 2013. >> i misspoke. the losses were not as bad as we expected. >> 2.3 billion in losses. david: okay. 2.2 billion is what is reported, so they have a little bit more about lead, they are growing a little bit, which is good news in terms of the cash on hand. how much is that cash burn and will eventually begin to catch up with her. the subscriber base was up about 2 million. i want to go back to tim if i can. when you look at research in motion and their attempts to claw back from the whole they were sinking into, did you think that you have any chance of doing it? >> you hit it on the head. it is really a question of can you get the next product out, can you get new, you know, if a product transition and get
david: they are all printing more cash in order to pump up the economy. if you believe that leads to bubbles like allen greenspan did, then this bubble is the bubble for all of these. >> is actually a bit better on revenue of 2.9 billion, they were expecting a loss of 46 cents per share. that cash on 2.3 billion, the launch of the blackberry can come 2013. >> i misspoke. the losses were not as bad as we expected. >> 2.3 billion in losses. david: okay. 2.2 billion is what is...
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>> we have to remember where the economy was at that point. there was thought that the market would go down to 3,000. there was a fear of actual collapse and i think what the president did is let's stabilize the economy. what's resonating in ohio and other places is his focus on manufacturing, on exports. people are respondsing to a sense that he has a long-term vision to what's going to make america economically competitive. i think what the president's strategy was is let's stabilize the financial system and then build a new strong foundation. >> but what does that vision -- part of the issue there, right, is there's the vision in the future which he talks about all the time and then there's the current problem and i think -- i felt sometimes a little lack of urgency coming out of washington about the jobs crisis and even in terms the way the president talks about the present from the white house itself in terms of talking about jobs. >> well, i think that the president if you look at what they did with the small business administration, wit
>> we have to remember where the economy was at that point. there was thought that the market would go down to 3,000. there was a fear of actual collapse and i think what the president did is let's stabilize the economy. what's resonating in ohio and other places is his focus on manufacturing, on exports. people are respondsing to a sense that he has a long-term vision to what's going to make america economically competitive. i think what the president's strategy was is let's stabilize...
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some shoppers at the safeway store were not surprised about the shoplifting story due to the economy. to know that a mother would leave her child in a store to get food is just terrible. people stated that the woman and her daughter would fill their baskets up with food and she ordered her daughter to push the basket out. when the officers arrived they found the door there with a cart full of groceries which were about a hundred and $50 worth. security stated that there were watching the mom and daughter but when they confronted them in the parking lot the woman pulled off. officer picked up the phone and ask for the mother to come and to make a statement and to come and pick up her daughter and she declined. the police have been looking for the woman ever since. the grandmother has been watching the door ever since. there are stating that the woman may still be in the area but she is also wanted in other areas for doing the same thing the other girls for stores. most of the shoppers in the stores are not filling sorry for her they feel that she should be locked up. >> police stated t
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i still think the economy in the u.s. looks better than most people would argue. the up tick in housing may be very helpful to the unemployment situation. so i wouldn't get overly bearish on the economy either, given that sector is finally starting to improve. >> rick santelli, as i mentioned, midday the results of those stress tests on the spanish banks came in not as bad as feared. that took the sheen off the treasury rally we'd had to that point. what are you watching otherwise right now? >> well, it took the sheen off, but we're still a couple basis points down on the day. we're still down a dozen basis points on the week. traders are going to continue to monitor the realities of spain, the realities of whether a bailout will be requested. you know, as carol knows from her book, if 90% of all the entrepreneurs don't succeed, it's not going to help them in the stock markets are up. what will help them is if the fundmentals are up. >> wow, carol, you have a fan of your book. >> we're chicagoans. we stick together. >> where do you stand on europe right now? are w
i still think the economy in the u.s. looks better than most people would argue. the up tick in housing may be very helpful to the unemployment situation. so i wouldn't get overly bearish on the economy either, given that sector is finally starting to improve. >> rick santelli, as i mentioned, midday the results of those stress tests on the spanish banks came in not as bad as feared. that took the sheen off the treasury rally we'd had to that point. what are you watching otherwise right...
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the economy is not doing well. that is when he said he would stops along the the economy is not in play. liz: the nasdaq up 33% year over year. the s&p up 31%. what is the plan? what would cause that surprised? >> i think there is also a possibility of a negative surprise. my guess would be, not a prediction, my guess would be we could have all three things that have been concerning the market for the last three years. china, europe and the u.s., all three of them, could be a little bit better going into december. you can make the story up as well as i can. china will have a november 15 and over good that will be done. a lot of things on hold. things have been on hold with the change of leadership. they have said, i was over there two weeks ago, they have told me they believe the people on the ground, not the people -- they would get a better fourth order. the third quarter would be the low quarter. europe will get a little bit better. the u.s. will have a change by the end of november. liz: never count out the chi
the economy is not doing well. that is when he said he would stops along the the economy is not in play. liz: the nasdaq up 33% year over year. the s&p up 31%. what is the plan? what would cause that surprised? >> i think there is also a possibility of a negative surprise. my guess would be, not a prediction, my guess would be we could have all three things that have been concerning the market for the last three years. china, europe and the u.s., all three of them, could be a little...
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are so many in the country hurting right now, i want to help them and i know what it takes to get an economy going again. >>catherine: romney is playing catch-up. he is trying hard to connect with voters. he has released a new ad in which he looked directly at the camera and makes an appeal aimed at middle-class voters. many americans may not like the president's health-care overhaul but it does not mean they think is going the way. a new poll says if seven out of 10 people believe the health care law will take affect although probably with some changes. only 12 percent say they believe it will be repealed completely. >> and even air force one can suffer from weather problems. the boeing 747 on approach to the leader of height of today, this was the scene. it certainly had to abort the landing. someone was there with a camera and the airplane with the president on board was experiencing turbulence and when it was very close, within sight of the runway, the pilot pulled up to make another landing attempt. >> the first presidential debate is next week in denver at 6:00 p.m. wednesday night. kr
are so many in the country hurting right now, i want to help them and i know what it takes to get an economy going again. >>catherine: romney is playing catch-up. he is trying hard to connect with voters. he has released a new ad in which he looked directly at the camera and makes an appeal aimed at middle-class voters. many americans may not like the president's health-care overhaul but it does not mean they think is going the way. a new poll says if seven out of 10 people believe the...
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today both spent time in virginia where the economy remains a dominant issue. >> our economy needs to be reinvigorated, and the president has laid out his plan. it's a continuation of the old plan. we can't afford four more years of the last four years. all right. >> romney also making while reaching out to veterans and service members. >> my opponent thinks it's fair for somebody who makes $20 million a year like him pays a lower rate than a cop or a teacher who makes 50,000. >> president obama was in virginia beach. he also talked to veterans and service members who spent 40 days now left for the election both candidates are spending the bulk of their time campaigning in swing states. >>> the california transportation commission today allocated $40 million caltrain to modernize track and eventually integrate into california's high speed rail project. the money will go toward a new high-tech signal system that prevents collisions and enforces speed restrictions. it also optimizes a number per hour. the long range is to have the track modernized by the year 2019. >>> a young actor is
today both spent time in virginia where the economy remains a dominant issue. >> our economy needs to be reinvigorated, and the president has laid out his plan. it's a continuation of the old plan. we can't afford four more years of the last four years. all right. >> romney also making while reaching out to veterans and service members. >> my opponent thinks it's fair for somebody who makes $20 million a year like him pays a lower rate than a cop or a teacher who makes 50,000....
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what's happening is the economy is delevering, which is leading to slow growth. i think one of the key macro considerations -- we tend to think of macro in risk management terms, we're an equity long/short fund, stock pickers -- but the reality of is this environment is that you have to have a view and you have to manage risk and so one of the key considerations is when does velocity pick up, how does it pick up, what does that mean in terms of equity prices, what does it mean in terms of inflation. >> what do you think. >> what does it mean in terms of bond prices? >> we've just looked at that chart. it should pick up. there's good inflation and bad, in a way. >> that's right. and good inflation, ie increases in home prices, increases in wages, those would be positive things. positive investments as long as they were at a pace that made sense. bad inflation like oil prices, commodity prices, that would be a tough thing for the market. >> does this worry you? >> well, it worries me in the sense that -- i mean i think about this as all this liquidity that's if the
what's happening is the economy is delevering, which is leading to slow growth. i think one of the key macro considerations -- we tend to think of macro in risk management terms, we're an equity long/short fund, stock pickers -- but the reality of is this environment is that you have to have a view and you have to manage risk and so one of the key considerations is when does velocity pick up, how does it pick up, what does that mean in terms of equity prices, what does it mean in terms of...
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we've got to get this economy going again. so -- and so with no further ado, i'm going introduce someone who you have seen on wonderful ford motor company ads. a guy who you have seen for eight years in some of the dirtiest jobin america, a man who cares about the american worker like almost no one else, my friend, mike rowe. >> wow. you stood up. look at you. you spoil me. hello, ohio. so nice to be back. always nice to be back in this state, although i will confess some days have been better than others. first time i was here i think was 2004. "dirty jobs" was just getting off the ground. we weren't exactly sure what the show was going to be, and i came out here and spent a very long day in the middle of july with the guys over at the department of transportation, specifically in their road kill clean-up division. you'll be pleased to know, ohio, that you do, in fact, have a road kill clean-up division, and they are excellent at what they do. you'll also be pleased to know the road kill itself here in ohio is second to none
we've got to get this economy going again. so -- and so with no further ado, i'm going introduce someone who you have seen on wonderful ford motor company ads. a guy who you have seen for eight years in some of the dirtiest jobin america, a man who cares about the american worker like almost no one else, my friend, mike rowe. >> wow. you stood up. look at you. you spoil me. hello, ohio. so nice to be back. always nice to be back in this state, although i will confess some days have been...